With over 25 years in sales, marketing, and sales management, Alan Berg is uniquely qualified to help wedding and event businesses succeed. He was included in the “Top 100 Speakers To Watch in 2024” by Motivator Music on LinkedIn, alongside Tony Robbins, Gary V, and Dave Ramsey. He’s the wedding and event industry’s first Certified Speaking Professional™, the highest earned designation conferred by the National Speakers Association, and one of only 44 Global Speaking Fellows worldwide!
Alan’s the host of the Wedding Business Solutions podcast, a weekly show on YouTube and allcast platforms (over 250,000 downloads), giving you ideas on how to sell more, profit more, the popular pod and have more fun doing it.
Alan is a featured presenter every year at major industry conferences in North America and internationally. He has extensive sales, sales management, and marketing experience, from publishing two wedding magazines to Vice President of Sales and Education at The Knot (the largest wedding website). Now, in addition to public speaking and consulting with venues, caterers, entrepreneurs and local businesses, Alan is also a contributing Educator for WeddingPro from The Knot and WeddingWire. He also speaks and consults for websites in Ireland, Dubai, India, Australia, the UK, as well as countless venues, hotels, bridal shops, planners, entertainers and more.
Following a personal passion, Alan is now an Executive Bourbon Steward, and he combines and ages whiskeys to make his own blends.
Alan has presented in 14 countries, 5 in Spanish and recently in French (both of which he taught himself). He’s the author of 11 books , including his most popular books: “Shut Up and Sell More Weddings & Events“, “Why Are They Ghosting Me?”, “Stop Selling and Help Them Buy Weddings and Events“ and his latest book “From Browsing to Booking”.
Alan speaks to thousands of entrepreneurs and business professionals annually through live and virtual presentations, small-group Mastermind Days and remote and on-site sales training. Wedding and event pros in over 110 countries have tuned in to hear Alan’s speaking, consulting, podcast and sales training.